All you people with your bloody expectations

You know what’s totally unfair? People who are expecting Phenomenon 32 to be really cool. Because every time I test it, I’m like “yes, it’s not bad, but if I had read all the stuff I posted, I’d be expecting a lot more.” And then I go and add more …

And a random quote for today…

“Communism deprives no man of the ability to appropriate the fruits of his labour. The only thing it deprives him of is the ability to enslave others by means of such appropriations.” – Karl Marx More later. Have to do some boring work now.

Thunder and Rain

JONAS: Do you think we’ll have a thunderstorm? VERENA: Definitely. JONAS: It kind of looks like it, but I haven’t heard it rumble at all. STORM: (mischievously) *rumble* VERENA: Looks like it heard you. JONAS: I think I’ll go shut down my PC now.

Harsh Interrogation Techniques

Read this and weep. In another graphic instance, a former Iraqi general was beaten by U.S. forces and suffocated to death. The military officer charged in the death was given just 60 days house arrest. “Abed Hamed Mowhoush [was] a former Iraqi general beaten over days by U.S. Army, CIA …

Star Trek (2009)

So, we saw Star Trek. I wanted to like it. With everyone raving about it like mad, I was really excited. And the result? Well, it was OK. There were good bits and bad bits. Let me go into detail. (WARNING: SPOILERS) The Positive: I can’t say that the film …

Happy Birthday, Verena!

Today is Verena’s birthday. Yesterday we went and took care of the final registration of our marriage – it is now officially happening on the 23rd of July. Much yayness and birthday-ness. Presents shall be given shortly. And tonight we shall go see Star Trek. (We saw Wolverine yesterday, and …

Go see Terra! Now!

It appears that Terra (aka Battle for Terra) is now playing in the US. Please go see it! I saw it a while ago when it was playing at a festival and was utterly, utterly stunned by it. It is not a children’s movie but serious, well-done sci-fi. In fact, …

They’re not innocents, they are the enemy.

From: Military investigations whitewash Israeli war crimes IDF Commander of the northern troops Gadi Eizencout first described this strategy in an interview with Yedioth Aharonoth last October. He explained, “What happened to the Dahiyah neighbourhood of Beirut in 2006 will happen to each village from which Israel is fired on. …

May Day

Today, on the first of May, it would be a good idea to look at the history of the last 150 years. To remember that the current world crisis we find ourselves in is neither the first, nor an unpredictable event that no-one could have forseen. We should look back …

The Boat That Rocked

If you only see one movie this year, see The Boat That Rocked. It’s not about rock and roll – it is rock and roll. It is pure, unadulterated rock. It is funny, sexy, honest, touching, hilarious, heartwarming, silly, crazy and magical. It is perfect. It is a giant slap …